Fired VA worker back on job
Kendra Lawler is back to work after being fired from the VA hospital as part of a large-scale reduction in the federal workforce. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Kendra Lawler was one of the federal workers recently laid off as part of a large-scale reduction in force. Many of those affected were classified as probationary.
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Kendra Lawler VA hospitalJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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